Rail-fastener.



D. B. STULTS. RAIL FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 10. 1914.

1,1 20,000. Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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D. B. STULTS.

RAIL FASTENER. APPLIOATIQN IILEI) JULY 10, 1914.

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DELOS B. STULTS, OF WAVE'RLY. ILLINOIS.

RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

Application fi ed July 10, 1914. Serial No. 850,244.

To all whore it may concern Be it known that 1, Dates 13. S'rUL'rs, acitizen of the United States, residing at lVaverly,. in the count ofMorgan and State of Illinois, have invented certaiii new and usefulImprovements in Rail-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates 'to new and useful improvements in devices forfastening rails upon ties and resides in the provision of an extremelysimple. ellicient and reliable device that will securely hold rails inposition so that creeping or spreading thereof is obviated and which isreadily applicable to the ordinary wooden tie.

.n object of ii'nportance is to provide a novel fastener of thecharacter described that employs means to prevent the spikes 'enployedto secure the fastener to the tie,

from being pulled out at 'curves and other places along the track wherea good deal of strain is placed thereon.

Another object is to provide a fastener of the character described thatis of simple construction, and may be readily and easily attached to theordinary type of wooden tie, and which will prevent cutting of the railinto the tie as is often the case and is also inexpensive tomanufacture.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means areillustrated in the accon'ipanying drawings, described in the followingspecification and then more particularly pointed out as claimed.

\Vith reference to the drawings. wherein I have illustrated thepreferred embodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice, andthroughout the several views of which similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a fragmentary side cle 'ationof one end of a tie equipped with my improved fastener and showing arail in section, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view takenthrough a tie with my improved fastener thereon, Fig. a top plan view ofthe fastener in position, Fig. -51 is a bottom plan view of one of therail clamping members of the fastener, Fig. 5 is a similar view of acooperating member, Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the outermember, Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the locking plate for thespikes, Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional View taken on line 8-8 of Fig.3 showing the locking plate in position, and Fig. i) is a detailperspective view of one of the spikes'employed in connection with myfastener.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, A designates as anentirety a wooden rail tie of the ordinary type and B rails thereon. Myimproved fastener consists of similar rail clamping members 1 and 2, theones 1 being outermost and the ones 2 innermost relative to the rails.Each of these rail clamping members consists of a rectangular plate 3that has formed upon the upper face thereof and intermediate its ends anupwardly and outwardly curved rail clamping jaw 4 arranged to engage theupper face of the rail base.

The base plates 3 are arranged with the end edges thereof abuttin anddisposed approximately centrally of the longitudinal sides of the rail,bases upon said bases and in engagement therewith. A spike opening aisformed adjacent to the outer end of the body plate 3 of the member 1 anda pair of similar openings 6 spaced from one another are formed in thebody plate 3 of the member 2 adjacent tothe inner end of said plate.Formed centrally of the longitudinal edges of the base plate 3 of themember 2 and extending the length of said base plate is a dove-tailgroove or slot 7 which communicates with the openings 6 and with adovetail slot 8 formed in the under face of the plate 3 of the member 1.The slot 8 extends through the inner edge of the base plate 3 of saidmember 1 and communicates with the adjacent end of the slot 7 while theouter edge of said slot 8 is spaced from the outer edge of the plate 3but in communication with the opening 5.

lIeaded spikes 9 are inserted through the openings 5 and 6 and into thetie A. These spikes are driven through the dove-tail slots 7 and 8.

As a means for locking the spikes 9 against derangement, I provide arectangular locking plate 10 that is provided with beveled side faces tocooperate with the dove-tail slots 7 and S. An elongated opening isformed adjacent to the inner cut of the plate 10 so as to receive thespikes 9. Each of the spikes is provided upon one face and adjacent toits head with a transverse recess 12 which recess is designed to receivethe plate 10. The spike 9 in the member 1 is arranged to engage theouter end of the plate 10 While the spikes in the member 2 5 engage inthe openings 11 and 13 of the plate 10, I

The innermost spikes 9 are perfectly plain and are inserted through themember 2 and an opening 13 in the plate and into 10 the tie A Thesespikes serve as keys to securely hold the locking plate 10 in position.

It will be readily seen that with my improved fastening which ispreferably con- 15 structed of metal, rails may be securely held uponties in such manner that creeping or spreading thereof is prevented.llhe plate 10 serves to securely hold the spikes in position.

in practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated inthe drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferredembodiment, is the most efficient and practical; yet realizing that theconditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarilyvary, it desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes indetails of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may beresorted to, When required, Without sacrificing any of the advantages ofmy invention, as set forth.

What is claimed is l. A rail fastener consisting ;of coasting railclamping members to be secured upon a rail tie, angular rail clampingjaws carried by said rail clamping members, bolts having transverserecesses intermediate their ends inserted through the fastening membersand to to be driven into'the tie, said clamping members being providedwith alined longitudinal recesses, a locking plate inserted through theclamping members and Within the recesses therein, said plate having anopening therethrough to receive one of said spikes, said plate fittinginto the recess in the spike at the outer end of said plate.

2. A rail fastener consisting of similar rail clamping members to besecured upon a tie, each of said rail fastening members tiopies this heobtained for having a longitudinal recess in its under face, saidrecesses alinmg vvlth one another,

spikes having recesses (fransversely therein intermediate their en sinserted through the clamping members in the recesses therein'and into atie, a locking plate inserted in the recesses in the clamping members,the outer end of said locking plate fitting Within a recess in theoutermost spike, said plate having slots therein intermediate its endsto receive the innermost spike whereby the plate is inserted in therecess in said innermost spike atone end of said slot in the plate, anda key spike inserted through the innermost clamping member and an.opening in the plate and into the tie.

3. A rail fastener consisting of similar rail clamping members, eachhaving a longitudinal dove-tail recess in its 'under face, said recessesalining with one another, spikes inserted through said rail clampingmembers and having transverse recesses in certain faces thereofintermediate their ends, a locking plate having its beveled side facesfitted Within the recesses in the clamping members, the outerend of saidlocking plate engaging Within the recess in one of the spikes, saidlocking plate having a longitudinal slot therein to receive the other ofthe spikes, said plate being arranged to engage Within the recess in thelast named spike at one end of the slot therein, and means to hold saidplates in said recesses in the spikes.

d. A rail fastener consisting of coacting rail securing members,fastening elements inserted through the coacting rail securing members,said securing members being provided With alined longitudinal recesses,a locking plate mounted Within the recesses, certain of the fasteningelements extending through the locking plate and certain of saidfastening elements having recesses therein to receive portions of theplate.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature Witnesses.

in presence of two 4 DELOS B. STULTS.

Witnesses:

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